Sunday, September 8, 2013

Sunday Snippets #9

Okay, this time's Sunday Snippets will be mega short because 1) nothing remarkable happened for the whole week (I was kinda sick-ish) and 2) I am SO HOOKED to the book I am reading right now that I just want to, you know, read.

However, it's worth noting that this being only 8th date of the month, I have already managed to finish off three books - The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern), The Well of Lost Plots (Jasper Fforde) and Villette (Charlotte Brontë). Villette is one of those books I had started in June and then stopped reading, so I'm slowly starting to sort these out too. I've also read more than 1/3 of the Sherlock Holmes stories I planned for the RIP event and am about 3/4 through Gardens of the Moon, which is ironic and when I write about this book, it will feature a funny story, and some things to learn from (let's just say this is about 5th time I attempt to start this book - last time I made it to 300-ish pages). Anyway, right now I'm hooked, and it's going mighty fast for a 700-page brick (that being said, the series has like 10 books and the next one is about a 1000 pages so fun times ahead).

In other news, Mammu the cat is feeling a lot better (she still gets medicine three times a day) and my Finnish classes start again as of tomorrow.

Buut now I really need to get back to my book. Have a nice week, everyone!

I had similar experience with Villette, it was quite a complicated read that required a lot of concentration, and my main slow-down was these paragraphs and paragraphs in French, which I had to keep checking from the back of the book... How I wished I knew French! :) But overall I really liked the book, and I REALLY liked the character of Lucy.

Thanks so much! I do feel pretty awesome reading loads of books. Maybe it's a seasonal glitch, that summer is a bit low activity in reading scene.

I just checked Empire Falls from Goodreads, one of my friends has given in 2 stars and one 5, so it seems to be creating conflicting feelings. I'll be looking forward to your review, in case you decide to write one.